Epoch of the Samayavora | Salt and Sacrifice Wiki

"They are the ones that eat time. They are the ones that devour past and future, relegating all of existence to a single mote of presence."
- Epoch of the Samayavora, v. 1.

"They are the Samayavora, and as long as they reigned, time remained still."
- Epoch of the Samayavora, v. 2.

"The Epoch of the Samayavora was without bounds and scope: they devoured all the past that came before them, and would have devoured all of the future that was yet to come, if not for the intervention of the gods."
- Epoch of the Samayavora, v. 3.

"In the everlasting stillness that defined the Epoch of the Samayavora, even the stars stood fixed, denied their paths in the night sky by the voracious eaters of time."
- Epoch of the Samayavora, v. 4.

"But two stars escaped the hunger of the Samayavora: Ul-Davina, the red star, and Krine, the yellow star."
- Epoch of the Samayavora, v. 5.

"And in the celestial darkness, these two beings of celestial divinity discovered a secret that could be used to forever vanquish the Samayavora: the runes. And with the runes came the first of the gods."
- Epoch of the Samayavora, v. 6.

"While the Samayavora greedily devour all time past and time future, the runes form a barrier to the Samayavora's voracity."
- Epoch of the Samayavora, v. 7.

"The runes tell tales of the past, and the runes portend events of the future. With the runes, Ul-Davina and Krine reclaimed past and future. And so the war began."
- Epoch of the Samayavora, v. 8.

"The stars may have gained the power of the runes, but they remained shapeless."
- Epoch of the Samayavora, v. 9.

"And so Ul-Davina and Krine used the runes to gain shape: Ul-Davina, that of a birthing god, and Krine, that of a sowing god."
- Epoch of the Samayavora, v. 10.

"Through their union, Harlde and Gardal were born: gods born to gods. Through this creation, the Samayavora's grip over the cosmos was decisively wrest from their gaping maws."
- Epoch of the Samayavora, v. 11.

"A cluster of stars became Feilme, they of legendary beauty, and through union with Krine, twin gods Ilskura and Kuleksia were born, of shadow and light."
- Epoch of the Samayavora, v. 12.

"Gardal and Harlde weaved the forest floor, from which came the goddess Harlmina, protector of the forest, obscurer of unsavory runes that may litter the forest bed."
- Epoch of the Samayavora, v. 13.

"From Ilskura's shadow, Sazredak emerged. And from the forest, the Sylvan kind emerged."
- Epoch of the Samayavora, v. 14.

"The gods increased in numbers, and the Samayavora withdrew, hunted to the ends of the cosmos."
- Epoch of the Samayavora, v. 15.

"But one Samayavora learned to take the form of the gods and to walk among the gods; it took the form of Feilme, dancing god of beauty, for it knew that Gardal, god of harvests, pined for Feilme above all."
- Epoch of the Samayavora, v. 16-17.

"From this deceitful union came Amara: half-god, half-Samayavora. And so as the Samayavora perished, nearly to the last, the bloodline of the time-eaters joined that of the gods."
- Epoch of the Samayavora, v. 18.

"Amara had union with Ilskura, god of shadow and dark; and of their union, Aliks, god of fiery fury, was conceived, carrying the blood of the Samayavora in his veins."
- Epoch of the Samayavora, v. 19.

"As the gods grew in number, so too did Krine's hatred of their disorder."
- Epoch of the Samayavora, v. 20.

"He slew Sazredak, born of Ilskura's shadow, and he placed a curse upon Amara: she was not to conceive another child of Samayavora blood."
- Epoch of the Samayavora, v. 21.

"But the gods continued to grow more populous, and runes littered the realm."
- Epoch of the Samayavora, v. 22.

"Vor Yuile, cursed child of Harlmina and Krine, hid cursed runes in twigs and branches; Lerke, child of Naudeia and Eigndal, spelled runes across the night sky in flashes of lightning and thunder."
- Epoch of the Samayavora, v. 23-24.

"The words of the gods became their immortality, their past, present, and future; and the eaters of time fell away, driven to the outskirts of the cosmos."
- Epoch of the Samayavora, v. 25.

"The Epoch of the Samayavora had ended, but their bloodline left a tragic legacy."
- Epoch of the Samayavora, v. 26.

"Amara conceived with Ilskura again, and Krine's curse fell upon this union. The child they bore was Sazredak Twice-Born, or Sazredak Born-in-Blood, for it was Amara's cursed fate that she would perish in birthing."
- Epoch of the Samayavora, v. 27.

"But the blood of the time-eaters ran thick in her veins, and so she would not just perish: she would relive this moment of suffering forever."
- Epoch of the Samayavora, v. 28.